■ Total Size: 30,355 square km
■ General Terrain: mostly highlands with plateaus, hills, and mountains
■ Geographical High Point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m
■ Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
■ Major cities: MASERU (capital) population of 220,000
■ Languages Spoken: Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa.
■ Independence: 4 October 1966
■ Nationality: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
■ Religions: Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
■ National Symbol: Basotho hat
■ National Anthem or Song: Lesotho fatse la bo ntat'a rona (Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers)
■ The economy of Lesotho Major Industries: food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism, subsistence farming
■ Agricultural Products: corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock
■ Natural Resources: water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building…